Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 79 — the medicine belongs to the One
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: the doctor says, "I am the one who is good at this, and every medicine is in my hands."
But all of these belong to Gopal, the Lord of the World, who takes them back whenever He pleases.
Healing belongs to the One, even when it comes through a doctor's hands.
Kabir pictures a doctor who says baid kahai ha-o hee bhalaa: I alone am good, and daaroo mayrai vas, the medicine is under my control. Kabir is not against doctors. He is against the pride that forgets where every gift comes from.
Basat gupaal kee: these things belong to Gopal, a loving name for the One. Health, medicine, skill and life itself are lent, and the One takes them back when it is time.
What gift do you have that you could be thankful for today?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI